Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140.
Tennessee HB2477 amends various sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated to extend the time frame for estates of emergency responders killed in the line of duty to file claims from three years to the later of the date of death or the date of a final order designating the death as in the line of duty. It also extends the appeal period for denied claims from 90 days to one year and introduces a mechanism for appealing denials specifically for the estates of firefighters, volunteer rescue squad workers, and emergency medical technicians. This bill aims to provide greater support and flexibility for the estates of these emergency responders.
Tennessee HB2477 amends various sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated to extend the time frame for estates of emergency responders killed in the line of duty to file claims from three years to the later of the date of death or the date of a final order designating the death as in the line of duty. It also extends the appeal period for denied claims from 90 days to one year and introduces a mechanism for appealing denials specifically for the estates of firefighters, volunteer rescue squad workers, and emergency medical technicians. This bill aims to provide greater support and flexibility for the estates of these emergency responders.
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